Notes2018-2019 SEASON of EVENTS

notes 2018-2019 SEASON OF EVENTS welcome TO OUR EXTRAORDINARY 100TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON!

Although music at the University of Toronto has a long history dating back to the 19th century, 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Faculty of Music. You’ll find many events throughout Notes with a – special occasions to mark our centenary including our new Sound Knowledge lecture series, and our distinguished visitors including Jessye Norman, Rob Kapilow and Toshio Hosokawa. But the watchword of the season is Collaboration. Many of our external partners, great ensembles and academic areas are celebrating the centennial with combined programs: orchestra and jazz, electronic music and symposia, new music and dance. Join us!

Don McLean, Dean and Professor

CHAMBER MUSIC 3 THURSDAYS AT NOON 16 OPERA 4 NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL 18 CHOIRS IN CONCERT 6 VISITORS 20 EARLY MUSIC 8 LECTURES & SYMPOSIA 22 VOICE 10 WORLD OF MUSIC 24 ORCHESTRA 11 MONTHLY LISTING 25 WINDS & BRASS 12 GENERAL INFORMATION 31 JAZZ 14

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2 Tickets: 416.408.0208 music.utoronto.ca New Orford String Quartet CHAMBER Fri Nov 16

MUSIC BRAHMS Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 with ENRICO ELISI piano MENDELSSOHN Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20 Concerts are at 7:30 pm in Walter Hall. with ALICE HONG and HENG-HAN HOU $40, $25 senior, $10 student violin, MAXIME DESPAX viola and U of T students admitted free with a valid ALLISON RICH cello TCard, space permitting. Joseph Johnson, cello and Nimmons ‘n’ 95 Philip Chiu, piano Mon Oct 1 Mon Jan 28 Canadian music legend Phil Nimmons teams up with JUNO Award-winning BEETHOVEN 7 Variations on ‘Bei Männern pianist and composer David Braid for welche Liebe fühlen’ WoO 46 a magical evening of improvisation and BRITTEN Sonata for Cello and Piano in C reflection on almost a century of music major, Op. 65 making! Hosted by jazz vocalist and CHOPIN Sonata for Cello and Piano in G alumna Heather Bambrick. minor, Op. 65

Jeanne Lamon, violin and David Breitman, fortepiano Wed Oct 10

Jeanne Lamon and David Breitman come together for an all-Mozart recital of Sonatas for Fortepiano and Violin, K. 305, K. 376 and K. 481 (1785).

What Makes It Great?® Calidore String Quartet with Rob Kapilow WILMA AND CLIFFORD SMITH VISITOR IN MUSIC Calidore String Quartet What makes great music great? Wed Feb 27 Rob Kapilow takes listeners inside the music: he unravels, slows down, and Formed in 2010, the Calidore String Quartet, recomposes key passages to reveal the violinists Jeffrey Myers and Ryan Meehan, extraordinary choices that make great violist Jeremy Berry and cellist Estelle Choi, music great. See Visitors p. 20 perform Haydn, Shaw and Beethoven.

Mon Oct 29 The Calidore String Quartet are generously What Makes It Great?®: supported by the James D. Stewart Quartet in SCHUMANN PIANO QUINTET Residence program. with Gryphon Trio and Friends Nathalie Paulin, soprano and Mon Mar 4 Steven Philcox, piano What Makes It Great?®: Mon Mar 11 TCHAIKOVSKY SERENADE FOR STRINGS Nathalie Paulin and Steven Philcox present with U of T Strings a program inspired by Messiaen’s Chants de Terre et de Ciel (1938), a deeply personal song cycle celebrating the birth of Olivier Messiaen’s son in 1937.

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FALL MAIN STAGE PRODUCTION OPERA STUDENT COMPOSER Street Scene COLLECTIVE Music by Kurt Weill Who Killed Adriana? Lyrics by Langston Hughes Sun Jan 20 | 2:30 pm | MacMillan Theatre Thu Nov 22 | 7:30 pm | MacMillan Theatre Fri Nov 23 | 7:30 pm | MacMillan Theatre In Francesco Cilea’s opera, Adriana Sat Nov 24 | 7:30 pm | MacMillan Theatre Lecouvreur, the heroine dies by inhaling the Sun Nov 25 | 2:30 pm | MacMillan Theatre scent of poisoned flowers. With cruel irony, the great diva Adriana Amaro meets her untimely Set among colourful lives in a New York death on the night of her Covent Garden tenement, Street Scene portrays the romance debut when real poison is substituted. But between Rose Maurrant and her neighbour who could the murderer be? Her possessive Sam Kaplan as well as the extramarital affair singing teacher? The conductor she loathes? of Rose’s mother Anna, which escalates to The understudy who covets her fame? As tension and tragedy. Based on the Pulitzer the Faculty of Music’s composition students Prize-winning play by Elmer Rice, Kurt Weill’s unleash their comic talents in this murder Street Scene is a groundbreaking synthesis mystery parody, you, the audience – in the of European traditional opera and American closing moments of the opera – will decide. musical theatre. Michael Patrick Albano directs and Sandra Michael Patrick Albano directs and Sandra Horst conducts this original student opera. Horst conducts this Faculty of Music Free premiere, designed by Fred Perruzza with costumes by Lisa Magill. Made possible in part by a generous gift from Dianne W. Henderson. $40, $25 senior, $10 student U of T students admitted free with a valid From Mozart to Verdi TCard, space permitting. UTSO with U of T Opera and the Made possible in part by a generous gift from MacMillan Singers Marina Yoshida. Sun Oct 14 | 7:30 pm | MacMillan Theatre Additional support provided by the Kurt Weill The Faculty’s opera, choral and orchestral Foundation. areas join forces for an evening of great operatic ensembles. See Orchestra p. 11

Don Giovanni (Nov 2017) Vengeance (Jan 2018)

4 Tickets: 416.408.0208 music.utoronto.ca SPRING MAIN STAGE PRODUCTION Glancing Back, Looking Ahead La finta giardiniera Fri Mar 29 | 5 pm | Walter Hall (The girl in gardener’s disguise) As the Faculty of Music celebrates its Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart centenary, U of T Opera offers a program Libretto attributed to Giuseppe Petrosellini of costumed and staged scenes sampling Thu Mar 14 | 7:30 pm | MacMillan Theatre highlights from over one hundred operas Fri Mar 15 | 7:30 pm | MacMillan Theatre produced since operatic studies began at Sat Mar 16 | 7:30 pm | MacMillan Theatre the University of Toronto. Sun Mar 17 | 2:30 pm | MacMillan Theatre

In 1775 a teenage Mozart caught the $20, $10 student operatic world by storm when he wrote U of T students admitted free with a valid La finta giardiniera, his youthful masterpiece TCard, space permitting. of disguise, deception and the redemptive Made possible in part by a generous gift from power of love. Five years later, he revised Earlaine Collins. it as a Singspiel which remained the only known complete score until the Italian Opera Talk, a pre-performance lecture, will version was rediscovered in the late 1970s. be given half an hour prior to performances of Street Scene and La finta giardiniera in Following his enormous success Room 130 at 80 Queen’s Park. conducting Orphée aux Enfers, Russell Braun returns to the podium to lead the All MacMillan Theatre productions are singers of U of T Opera in the original Italian given with SURTITLES™. version of La finta giardiniera with direction by Michael Patrick Albano.

$40, $25 senior, $10 student U of T students admitted free with a valid TCard, space permitting. Made possible in part by a generous gift from Nora R. Wilson.

Of Thee I Sing (Mar 2018)

Vengeance (Jan 2018)

Simona Genga in last year’s production of Prima Zombie.

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$30, $20 senior, $10 student U of T students admitted free with a valid TCard, space permitting.

From Mozart to Verdi Nocturnes UTSO with U of T Opera and the Sun Oct 28 | 2:30 pm MacMillan Singers Church of the Redeemer, Sun Oct 14 | 7:30 pm | MacMillan Theatre 162 Bloor Street West

ELAINE CHOI, MARK RAMSAY The Faculty’s opera, choral and orchestral conductors areas join forces for an evening of great operatic ensembles. See Orchestra p. 11 The U of T Women’s Chorus and Men’s Chorus come together in a concert Voices of the Land and Sea exploring music inspired by night. Sun Oct 21 | 2:30 pm Repertoire includes works by Debussy, Church of the Redeemer, Robinovitch, Lauridsen and Daley. 162 Bloor Street West For the Joy of the Singing DAVID FALLIS, LORI-ANNE DOLLOFF Sun Dec 2 | 2:30 pm | MacMillan Theatre conductors ELAINE CHOI, TREVOR DEARHAM, Join the MacMillan Singers and Women’s LORI-ANNE DOLLOFF, MARK RAMSAY Chamber Choir with special guest Jenny conductors Blackbird for a celebration of the music of Canada. The program will include works Join the choirs of the Faculty of Music as by Blackbird, Balfour, Willan and Gordon. they pay tribute to Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt, Jenny Blackbird collaborates with the recently retired Director of Choral Activities, Women’s Chamber Choir to focus on with a concert featuring the music of Indigenous Voices of Canada. Orbán, Balfour and Pinkham.

Jenny Blackbird

Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt conducting Cherubini’s Requiem in C minor at Lincoln Center

6 Tickets: 416.408.0208 music.utoronto.ca Music for a Sunday Afternoon Earth Tones Sun Feb 3 | 2:30 pm | MacMillan Theatre Sun Mar 31 | 2:30 pm | MacMillan Theatre

DAVID FALLIS, ELAINE CHOI, ELAINE CHOI, MARK RAMSAY LORI-ANNE DOLLOFF, MARK RAMSAY conductors conductors On the same weekend the world observes Join the MacMillan Singers, Women’s Earth Hour, the Women’s Chorus and Chorus, Women’s Chamber Choir, Men’s Men’s Chorus share the stage to reflect on Chorus and graduate conductors for an all Earth has to offer. Performances include afternoon of choral gems, featuring music a variety of styles and works by composers by Schafer, Martin and Thompson. from around the world. A Celebration of Faculty of Annual High School Choral Music Composers Festival Sun Mar 24 | 2:30 pm | MacMillan Theatre Mon Apr 8 | 9 am to 4 pm | MacMillan Theatre

DAVID FALLIS, LORI-ANNE DOLLOFF MARK RAMSAY coordinator conductors Local high school groups sing and To celebrate the Faculty of Music’s 100th workshop with choral faculty, and anniversary the MacMillan Singers and participate in voice classes and a work for Women’s Chamber Choir present choral massed choir. The final concert features works from across the century by faculty outstanding student soloists from Voice and students. Selections will include music Studies at the Faculty of Music. The public by MacMillan, Kuzmenko, Holman and is invited to observe workshops from emerging student composers. 9:30 am to 12 pm and from 1 to 4 pm. Free

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The Historical Performance area concerts are made possible in part by a generous gift from Ethel Harris.

$30, $20 senior, $10 student U of T students admitted free with a valid TCard, space permitting.

Toronto Fall Baroque Academy Dixit Dominus Fri Sep 28 to Sun Sep 30 by George Frideric Handel Edward Johnson Building Sun Sep 30 | 7:30 pm Trinity College Chapel The Toronto Fall Baroque Academy, now in its fourth year, is an intensive training program JEANNE LAMON, DANIEL TAYLOR for advanced vocal soloists and period conductors players. The Academy provides lectures, with KARINA GAUVIN soprano and workshops, master classes, coaching and KRISZTINA SZABÓ mezzo-soprano private lessons by leading artists from the Faculty of Music, Tafelmusik and the Theatre Musicians from Tafelmusik, Theatre of Early of Early Music. This year’s guest faculty Music, Schola Cantorum and Collegium include John Abberger, Dr. Joshua Wales, Musicum present Handel’s grand work of Paula Skimin and Charlotte Nediger. breathtaking harmonies featuring double choir and orchestra. The choice of Dixit Fri Sep 28: Professor Emerita Mary Ann Dominus for the concert was made at the Parker (pictured at right) will lecture on request of retired musicology professor “The Origins of Handel’s Vocal Music,” as Mary Ann Parker. part of a symposium celebrating her time at the Faculty of Music with colleagues, friends and distinguished guest speakers Professor Suzanne Aspden, Oxford University, Professor Estelle Joubert, Dalhousie University and Professor Emeritus Domenio Pietropaolo, University of Toronto.

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8 Tickets: 416.408.0208 music.utoronto.ca Jesu, der du meine Seele Monteverdi and the Glory of by Johann Sebastian Bach Venice Fri Oct 12 | 7:30 pm Sun Mar 10 | 7:30 pm St. George’s Lutheran Church, Trinity College Chapel 410 College Street DAVID FALLIS conductor JEANNE LAMON, DANIEL LICHTI, with CHARLES DANIELS tenor DANIEL TAYLOR conductors The Schola Cantorum and Collegium Musicians from Tafelmusik, Theatre of Early Musicum explore the many-sided genius Music, Schola Cantorum and Collegium of Claudio Monteverdi, the greatest master Musicum perform BMV 167 Ihr menschen, of the early Baroque, through his glorious rühmet, Gottes liebe and BWV 78 Jesu, der psalms, motets, madrigals and operas. du meine Seele. Made possible in part by a generous gift from A Child’s Prayer Jean Patterson Edwards. Sat Nov 24 | 5 pm | Trinity College Chapel

DANIEL TAYLOR conductor

Join choristers from the Theatre of Early Music and Schola Cantorum for an Friends of inspiring sequence of music from the 12th century to the present day. A Child’s Early Music Prayer, James MacMillan’s stunning choral masterpiece, is offered alongside medieval Annual donors of $500 chant, anonymous carol settings and or more to Early Music, in Renaissance polyphony in this evocative addition to a tax receipt, collection of ancient and modern festive works. program recognition and our thanks, receive priority Made possible in part by a generous gift from the seating for all ticketed Early William and Nona Heaslip Foundation. Music events. For further Israel in Egypt information, please contact by George Frideric Handel Bruce Blandford, Director of Sat Mar 9 | 7:30 pm | St. Patrick’s Church, 131 McCaul Street Advancement, at 416.946.3145 or JEANNE LAMON, DANIEL TAYLOR conductors [email protected]. with CHARLES DANIELS tenor

Musicians from Tafelmusik, along with the Choir of the Theatre of Early Music, Schola Cantorum and Collegium Musicum take the audience through the epic and dynamic story of the Exodus. Dominated by virtuosic choruses, Israel in Egypt reveals Handel’s genius for word-painting and drama.

Made possible in part by a generous gift from Richard Phillips Baroque Oratorio Fund.

All programs are subject to change. @UofTMusic 9 VOICE Vocalis The Vocalis series is made possible Events are free admission and open to in part by a generous gift from the public. Dianne W. Henderson.

Tuesday Noon Series Vocalis concerts feature our outstanding Master’s and Doctoral level students. The Tuesday Noon series is made possible in part by a generous gift Extended Techniques: Using the Whole from Dianne W. Henderson. Animal Voice Studies performance classes Thu Oct 18 | 7:30 pm | Music Room, Hart are held most Tuesdays, September House through January, in Walter Hall. The Curated by Suzy Smith and Jo Greenaway. series kicks off September 11 with a Welcome and Showcase, and includes Forgotten Melodies: Opera’s Hidden Gems panel discussions and master classes Tue Nov 13 | 7:30 pm | Walter Hall with special guests, and performances by Curated by David Eliakis. Voice Studies students. The Song Narrative Project Visit music.utoronto.ca and follow Sun Feb 3 | 7:30 pm | Location tba Curated by Steven Philcox and Laura Tucker. UofTVoice on Facebook for up-to-date information. Championing Chamber Music Mon Mar 18 | 7:30 pm | Heliconian Hall, Vocalini 35 Hazelton Avenue Tue Feb 5 | 7:30 pm | Walter Hall Curated by Helen Becqué. Join us for an evening of song featuring our outstanding undergraduate singers. Master Class with Celebrating Our Diversity Jessye Norman JOHN R. STRATTON VISITOR IN MUSIC Tue Feb 26 | 7:30 pm | Walter Hall Fri Feb 15 | 3 pm | Walter Hall Voice Studies students present a concert celebrating the diverse music of their heritage.

Made possible in part by a generous gift from Roy and Marjorie Linden.

Give My Regards to Broadway! Mon Mar 25 | 7:30 pm | Hart House Theatre A revue of Broadway repertoire from the past 100 years.

This concert and its preparation made possible in part by a generous gift from Roy and Marjorie Linden.

Jessye Norman, one of the world’s most celebrated performing artists and a passionate advocate of arts education, presents a master class for our Voice and Opera students.

See Visitors p. 21

10 Tickets: 416.408.0208 music.utoronto.ca U of T Symphony Orchestra URI MAYER conductor ORCHESTRA Made possible in part by a generous gift from Neville Austin. Graduate Student Conductor Concerts are at 7:30 pm in MacMillan Concerts Theatre. $30, $20 senior, $10 student Concerts featuring graduate student U of T students admitted free with a valid conductors with members of the UTSO TCard, space permitting. are at 7:30 pm in Walter Hall and are free admission. Sat Sep 29 MACMILLAN Fanfare for a centennial and Mon Nov 19 and Fri Mar 8 England: An Ode overture RODRIGO Concierto de Aranjuez Symphony Talk, a pre-performance chat, will BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 be given before each UTSO performance. with Myriam Blardone* harp Visit music.utoronto.ca Sun Oct 14 From Mozart to Verdi U of T Symphony Orchestra with U of T Opera and the MacMillan Singers Concerto Competition Finals SANDRA HORST, URI MAYER conductors The competition finals start at 1 pm in Walter The Faculty’s opera, choral and orchestral Hall and are free and open to the public. areas join forces for an evening of great operatic ensembles. Sun Jan 20 Fri Dec 7 RIDOUT Jubilee The winners will appear as soloists with the DE FALLA Siete canciones populares UTSO in the 2019-20 season. españolas GLAZUNOV Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 82 in A minor TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 1, Op. 13 in G minor “Winter Dreams” with Gena van Oosten* mezzo-soprano and Julia Mirzoev* violin

Sat Jan 26 At the New Music Festival KULESHA new composition BARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 3 PALEY We’ve Got It BERNSTEIN Fancy Free Ballet Suite with UTJO, GORDON FOOTE director with Saehae Bae* piano

Sat Apr 6 BRITTON Adizokan Suite TOMASI Concerto for alto saxophone STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring with Yao Lu* saxophone *Winners of the 2017-18 UTSO Concerto Competition

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Wind Ensemble Sat Feb 2 GILLIAN MACKAY conductor Light and Shadow

Concerts are at 7:30 pm in MacMillan MACKEY Aurora Awakes Theatre. SEKHON Double Percussion Concerto $30, $20 senior, $10 student ETEZADY Anahita U of T students admitted free with a valid HINDEMITH Symphonic Metamorphosis of TCard, space permitting. Themes by Carl Maria von Weber with AIYUN HUANG and BEVERLEY Fri Oct 19 JOHNSTON percussion Then and Now with the strings of the U of T Symphony Orchestra ALFORD Vanished Army WRIGHT Earth (To Be Determined)* Fri Apr 5 Curtis Wright is the Graduate Student Trains and/of/or Thought Composer-in-Residence SALFELDER Shadows Ablaze GRAINGER Arrival Platform Humlet MCTEE Timepiece SHAPIRO Trains of Thought VON WEBER Concertino for Clarinet WILSON Piece of Mind GILLILAND Dreaming of the Masters BENSON Solitary Dancer WHITACRE Ghost Train with JAMES CAMPBELL clarinet *premiere performance Sat Dec 1

Floating and Flying

HAMMELL Skyline* MCCUNE High Water Rising BEDFORD The Sun Paints Rainbows on the Vast Waves James Campbell MCALLISTER Freebirds with Jonathan Wong and Jason Han clarinets Co-Winners of the 2017-18 Wind Concerto Competition Aiyun Huang with guest ensemble the Queen’s University Wind Ensemble, DAN TREMBLAY conductor Beverley Johnston

12 Tickets: 416.408.0208 music.utoronto.ca Wind Symphony Sat Mar 30

JEFFREY REYNOLDS conductor WILLAN Prelude and Fugue from Royce Hall Suite Concerts are at 7:30 pm in MacMillan RAUM Sherwood Legend for horn solo Theatre. BENNETT Symphonic Songs for Band $30, $20 senior, $10 student MCTEE Notezart U of T students admitted free with a valid BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dance Music from TCard, space permitting. West Side Story Sat Oct 13 with CHRISTOPHER GONGOS horn

RIDOUT Fall Fair BRYANT Dusk Instrumentalis HEALEY English Dances GRADUATE STUDENT VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Folk Song Suite INSTRUMENTALISTS GIROUX Culoden Concerts are at 7:30 pm in Walter Hall Sat Dec 8 and are free admission.

FUCIK Florentiner March Thu Nov 15 and Fri Feb 1 WEINZWEIG ‘Deep Blues’ from Out Of The Blues GLAZUNOV Concerto in Eb Major, Op. 109 for alto saxophone CONNECT WITH US TULL Sketches on a Tudor Psalm to stay up to date on what’s TICHELI Postcard happening at the Faculty of Music: GILLINGHAM Be Thou Thy Vision MARQUEZ Danzon No. 2 Subscribe to our monthly newsletter with Jason Lau saxophone bit.ly/UofTMusic-enews Co-winner of the 2017-18 Wind Concerto Competition Follow @UofTMusic Fri Feb 8

KULESHA Overture for Concert Band GRAINGER Lads of Wamphray March CLARK Groove HOLST Second Suite for Military Band, Op. 28 No. 2 in F major STAMP Bandancing HIGDON Mysterium BLACKSHAW Twist

Dr. Gillian MacKay

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Concerts are at 7:30 pm in Walter Hall Vocal Jazz Ensemble and and are free admission unless noted 11 O’Clock Jazz Orchestra otherwise. Wed Nov 28 CHRISTINE DUNCAN director Nimmons ‘n’ 95 JIM LEWIS director Mon Oct 1 U of T Symphony Orchestra See Chamber Music p. 3 At the New Music Festival with the UTJO and Saehae Bae* piano Sat Jan 26 | 7:30 pm | MacMillan Theatre

See Orchestra p. 11

U of T Jazz Faculty At the New Music Festival Sun Jan 27

Presented by Jim Lewis.

See New Music Festival p. 19 Phil Nimmons Jazz Composers Concert Thu Jan 31 U of T 12tet Thu Oct 25 U of T 12tet TERRY PROMANE director Wed Feb 6 TERRY PROMANE director U of T Jazz Orchestra Wed Nov 14 GORDON FOOTE director

14 Tickets: 416.408.0208 music.utoronto.ca What Makes It Great?® U of T Jazz Orchestra and with Rob Kapilow 11 O’Clock Jazz Orchestra with WILMA AND CLIFFORD SMITH VISITOR Tim Hagans featuring The Atwood IN MUSIC Suites by Andrew Rathbun What makes great music great? Rob Kapilow Thu Mar 21 takes listeners inside the music: he unravels, GORDON FOOTE, JIM LEWIS directors slows down, and recomposes key passages TIM HAGANS trumpet to reveal the extraordinary choices that make JOHN AND CLAUDINE BAILEY great music great. See Visitors p. 20 DISTINGUISHED VISITOR IN JAZZ ANDREW RATHBUN composer Thu Feb 7 ® What Makes It Great? : The poetry of Canadian icon Margaret THE MUSIC OF DUKE ELLINGTON Atwood is set for vocalist and jazz orchestra with UTJO, GORDON FOOTE director in two three-part Suites, featuring soloist Tim Hagans. $40, $25 senior, $10 student U of T students admitted free with a valid See Visitors p. 21 TCard, space permitting. $20, $10 student U of T 12tet with Tony Malaby U of T students admitted free with a valid Wed Mar 6 TCard, space permitting. TERRY PROMANE director with TONY MALABY saxophone Vocal Jazz Ensemble with $20, $10 student John Oswald U of T students admitted free with a valid Wed Mar 27 TCard, space permitting. CHRISTINE DUNCAN director with JOHN OSWALD composer and Made possible in part by a generous gift from John saxophonist and Claudine Bailey. You can also find Jazz at:

The Upper Jazz Concert Series Performances and jam sessions throughout the school year.

Ken Page Memorial Trust U of T Jazz Master Class Series Supported by a grant from the Ken Page Memorial Trust, the master classes feature guest artists on most Friday afternoons during the school year.

Both series take place in the Upper Jazz Studio at 90 Wellesley Street West and are free and open to the public.

U of T Jazz Ensembles at The Rex U of T Jazz Ensembles perform at the classic Rex Hotel & Blues Bar (194 Queen Street West) most Mondays from 6:30 to 9 pm during the school year.

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All programs are subject to change. @UofTMusic 15 THURSDAYS AT NOON Honour the past, celebrate the present and embrace the future of the Faculty of Music at our signature concert series. Concerts are at 12:10 pm in Walter Hall and are free admission.

Sep 13 Oct 25 BEDFORD TRIO U OF T STRINGS & FRIENDS The Bedford Trio, Alessia Disimino, violin, Mixed string quartet with Aaron Schwebel, Andrew Ascenzo, cello and Jialiang Zhu, violin, Ethan Filner, viola, and Joseph piano, perform works by Mozart and Johnson and Britton Riley, cello, perform Mendelssohn. Ruehr, Arensky and others.

The Bedford Trio are generously supported Nov 1 by the Irene R. Miller Piano Trio Residency OPERA SPOTLIGHT program. A preview of U of T Opera’s production of Weill’s Street Scene. Sep 20 AMIJAI SHALEV, BANDONEÓN Nov 15 Amijai Shalev breaks out of the common WOMEN ON THE VERGE tango mold of the bandoneón world to Women on the Verge (Emily Martin, explore the full polyphonic and rhythmic soprano, Elizabeth McDonald, soprano potential of the instrument. and Kathryn Tremills, piano) explore the common threads of women’s lives through Sep 27 the millennia including music by alumni TSO CELLO SECTION Cecilia Livingston and Emilie LeBel, and The Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s cello faculty member Norbert Palej. section performs ensemble works by Bach, Schubert, Radiohead and more. Nov 22 STUDENT CHAMBER MUSIC Oct 11 ENSEMBLES THE MUSIC OF WALTER BUCZYNSKI Pianist Younggun Kim premieres three Nov 29 sonatas by Walter Buczynski, including NOT JUST MOZART No. 18, dedicated to Marietta Orlov. Steinway Concert Artist Enrico Elisi presents music by Mozart, Ries and a Oct 18 world premiere by J. V. Grossmann. MUSIC AND POETRY Soprano Nathalie Paulin, pianist Steven Philcox and speaker Eric Domville commemorate the 100th anniversary of Debussy’s death with Cinq poèmes de Baudelaire.

Amijai Enrico Elisi Shalev

Bedford Trio Women on the Verge

16 Tickets: 416.408.0208 music.utoronto.ca Jan 10 Mar 7 AIYUN HUANG, PERCUSSION AND MARK DMA COMPETITION WINNER: FEWER, VIOLIN JIALIANG ZHU, PIANO Aiyun Huang and Mark Fewer team up to perform Bellatrix by Jeffrey Ryan, Made possible in part by a generous gift Windward by David Bithell and Legions Will from Ron Atkinson and Bruce Blandford. Rise by Kevin Puts. Mar 14 Jan 24 VIOLA 1919 CENTENNIAL RECITAL NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL Ethan Filner and James Parker celebrate Gen-dai-ongaku The Contemporary popular works for viola and piano from the Music Ensemble performs Japanese 20th century and present the world premiere music, directed by Wallace Halladay. of Elena Ruehr’s Viola Sonata.

Jan 31 Mar 21 JUDY LOMAN, HARP AND STUDENT CHAMBER MUSIC NORA SHULMAN, FLUTE ENSEMBLES ELGAR Chanson de Matin, Op. 15 No. 2 LIEBERMANN Sonata for Flute and Harp, Mar 28 Op. 56 WINNERS’ RECITAL: JIM AND SHAPOSHNIKOV Sonata for Flute and Harp CHARLOTTE NORCOP PRIZE IN SONG PIAZZOLLA Histoire du Tango & GWENDOLYN WILLIAMS KOLDOFSKY PRIZE IN ACCOMPANYING Feb 7 PLAGIARISM AND THEFT Pianist Younggun Kim presents a solo recital of works based on other works including Bach-Busoni Chaconne, Godowsky’s Studies on Chopin’s Études and Ravel’s La Valse.

Feb 14 OPERA SPOTLIGHT A preview of U of T Opera’s production of Mozart’s La finta giardiniera.

Judy Loman James Parker

Nora Shulman Younggun Kim Ethan Filner

All programs are subject to change. @UofTMusic 17 OPERA DOUBLE BILL NEW MUSIC The Raven and The Maiden from the Sea FESTIVAL (Futari Shizuka) by Toshio Hosokawa WITH TOSHIO HOSOKAWA Thu Jan 17 | 7:30 pm | Walter Hall ROGER D. MOORE DISTINGUISHED Japanese Nôh theatre meets opera and film. VISITOR IN COMPOSITION Wed Jan 16 to Sun Jan 27 Hosokawa tackles the harrowing Gothic poem by Edgar Allan Poe in a mesmerizing NORBERT PALEJ festival coordinator psychodrama. with KRISZTINA SZABÓ mezzo-soprano Events are free unless noted otherwise. Futari Shizuka tells the tale of a young refugee Sparks & Wiry Cries songSLAM lost at sea, embodied by a 12th century Wed Jan 16 | 6:30 pm cocktails, courtesan, Lady Shizuka - one of the most 7 pm concert | Walter Hall and lobby known figures in Japanese history. with XIN WANG soprano and songSLAM is a unique opportunity for RYOKO AOKI Nôh singer/dancer emerging classical music composer/ performer teams to premiere new art songs $30, $20 senior, $10 student and compete for cash prizes. For the first time U of T students admitted free with a valid in Canada, teams will present a new song for TCard, space permitting. voice and piano in any language for the voting audience, who – in poetry slam tradition – will Produced by Toronto New Music Projects and Wallace vote for their favourites. Halladay with support from the Jackman Humanities Institute Program for the Arts. Visit www.sparksandwirycries.org/songslam OPERA STUDENT COMPOSER Made possible in part by a generous gift from COLLECTIVE Catherine Ukas. Who Killed Adriana? Sun Jan 20 | 2:30 pm | MacMillan Theatre Presented by Women on the Verge in partnership with the U of T Voice area and the New Music Festival. See Opera p. 4 Esprit Orchestra presents Constellations Sun Jan 20 | 8 pm | Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor Street West ALEX PAUK conductor with WALLACE HALLADAY saxophone

Xin Wang The New Music Festival and the 21C Music Festival are thrilled to present the North American premiere of Toshio Hosokawa’s Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra.

For program and ticket information visit espritorchestra.com or call 416.408.0208.

Krisztina Szabó Composition Master Classes with Toshio Hosokawa Mon Jan 21 and Tue Jan 22 | 10 am to 12 pm Walter Hall

Ryoko Aoki Presented by Norbert Palej.

18 Tickets: 416.408.0208 music.utoronto.ca Faculty Artists present music Justyna Gabzdyl piano recital by Toshio Hosokawa Thu Jan 24 | 7:30 pm | Walter Hall Mon Jan 21 | 6:30 pm pre-concert talk, 7:30 pm concert | Walter Hall Pianist Justyna Gabzdyl performs works by Szymanowski, Gershwin and others. $30, $20 senior, $10 student U of T students admitted free with a valid Presented by Norbert Palej. TCard, space permitting. New Music Concerts presents Presented by Wallace Halladay. A Portrait of Toshio Hosokawa Fri Jan 25 | 7:15 pm pre-concert talk, Karen Kieser Prize Concert 8 pm concert | Walter Hall Tue Jan 22 | 7:30 pm | Walter Hall Founding Artistic Director Robert Aitken This year marks the first time the Karen and the New Music Concerts Ensemble Kieser Prize in Canadian Music will be perform music by Toshio Hosokawa, awarded to two graduate composers: alongside works by his teacher Klaus Rebekah Cummings for Fearless and Bekah Huber and his protégée Misato Mochizuki. Simms for Microlattice. Their works will be performed along with the winning work for For program and ticket information visit the Ann H. Atkinson Prize in Electroacoustic newmusicconcerts.com or call 416.961.9594. Composition. Program also includes pianist Stephen Clarke and guitarist Rob MacDonald U of T Symphony Orchestra performing works by Toshio Hosokawa. with the UTJO and Saehae Bae piano Sat Jan 26 | 7:30 pm | MacMillan Theatre Presented by Dennis Patrick. See Orchestra p. 11 Percussion and Electronics Concert U of T Jazz Faculty Wed Jan 23 | 12 pm | Walter Hall Sun Jan 27 | 7:30 pm | Walter Hall

Works by Toshio Hosokawa, Örjan The Jazz Studies area presents selected Sandred and Eliot Britton performed by jazz faculty and special guests, along percussionist Jonny Axelsson and oboist with current students, in a night of music Fredrik Söhngen. influenced by modern trends in improvised music, composition and the jazz tradition of Presented by Eliot Britton. free improvising.

Composing Chamber Music Presented by Jim Lewis. Class Concert Wed Jan 23 | 7:30 pm | Walter Hall

Toshio Hosokawa, New works for voice and chamber ensemble see Visitors p. 20 by Faculty of Music composition students.

Presented by Norbert Palej.

Gen-dai-ongaku Thu Jan 24 | 12:10 pm | Walter Hall

The Contemporary Music Ensemble performs Japanese music.

Presented by Wallace Halladay.

All programs are subject to change. @UofTMusic 19 guest speaker for museums, business groups, foundations, hospitals, law schools, VISITORS math departments and conferences, Kapilow is constantly finding connections and Thomas Hampson intersections between music and the outside RIKI TUROFSKY MASTER CLASS world, making art essential to everyday life. IN VOICE Rob Kapilow dedicates his summer months Mon Oct 15 | 2 pm | Walter Hall | Free to writing books and composing new music, his latest work for the 25th anniversary Thomas Hampson, America’s of Ottawa Chamberfest based on Louis foremost baritone, has Bourgeois’ spider sculpture “maman.” received many honours and awards for his captivating See Chamber Music p. 3 and Jazz p. 15 artistry and cultural leadership including a Metropolitan Opera Guild Stephen Clarke Met Mastersinger, the Concertgebouw Prize HERMAN GEIGER-TOREL LECTURE and a Living Legend Award by the Library Mon Nov 12 | 7:30 pm | Walter Hall | Free of Congress. With an opera repertoire of Stephen Clarke is Adjunct over 80 roles, Hampson’s discography Professor at the University comprises more than 170 albums, which of Toronto Faculty of Music include multiple nominations and winners with expertise in historic of the Grammy Award, Edison Award recordings, and Chair of and the Grand Prix du Disque. Thomas the UK-based Historic Hampson enjoys a singular international Singers Charitable Trust. His career as an opera singer, recording artist interest in historic records and performance and ‘ambassador of song,’ maintaining an practice began in the 1950s; he later studied active interest in research, education, musical singing with Howell Glynne, Elizabeth outreach and technology. Through the Benson Guy and Greta Kraus. Through Hampsong Foundation, which he founded in the Stratton Trust, Clarke is custodian of a 2003, he employs the art of song to promote large collection of historic vocal recordings, intercultural dialogue and understanding. a collection which will eventually reside at the University of Toronto. For 17 years, with Rob Kapilow Ward Marston of Marston Records, he has WILMA AND CLIFFORD SMITH VISITOR supported and co-produced CD reissues of IN MUSIC historic recordings. As his latest project he ® What Makes It Great? collaborated on a searchable database of all Mon Oct 29, Thu Feb 7 and Mon Mar 4 the recordings made by The Gramophone 7:30 pm | Walter Hall Company (EMI) and its affiliates in the 78 $40, $25 senior, $10 student RPM era. Stephen Clarke has lectured U of T students admitted free with a valid about singers of the past at the Faculty of TCard, space permitting. Music, The Royal Conservatory and the Canadian Opera Company. For over 20 years, Rob Kapilow has brought the Toshio Hosokawa joy and wonder of classical ROGER D. MOORE DISTINGUISHED music – and unravelled VISITOR IN COMPOSITION some of its mysteries – to New Music Festival | Wed Jan 16 to audiences of all ages and Sun Jan 27 backgrounds. Characterized by his unique ability to create an “aha” Born in Hiroshima in moment for his audiences and collaborators, 1955, Toshio Hosokawa whatever their level of musical sophistication is Japan’s preeminent or naiveté, Kapilow’s work brings music into living composer. His work people’s lives: opening new ears to musical includes approximately experiences and helping people to listen 130 compositions for actively rather than just hear. A frequent orchestra, solo concertos,

20 Tickets: 416.408.0208 music.utoronto.ca chamber music and operas. He has Ellie M. Hisama received numerous awards and has been a KENNETH H. PEACOCK LECTURER member of the Academy of Fine Arts Berlin Wed Mar 13 | 4:30 pm | Room 130, EJB | Free since 2001 and a fellow of the Institute for Advanced Study in Berlin since 2006. Ellie M. Hisama is Professor of Hosokawa is the artistic director of both Music at Columbia University, the Takefu International Music Festival and where she is also a member the Suntory Hall International Program for of the Theory and Historical Music Composition. Many of his earlier Musicology areas. She is music theatre works have become part Founding Director of the of the repertoire of large opera houses. project For the Daughters of Recent seasons have featured the world Harlem: Working in Sound, funded by the premieres of his operas Erdbeben. Träume Collaborative to Advance Equity Through at the Stuttgart Opera and Stilles Meer Research, the Society of Fellows/Heyman at the Hamburg State Opera. In the last Center for the Humanities, and IRWGS. Author few years, Toshio Hosokawa has written of Gendering Musical Modernism and co- numerous orchestral works, including the editor of Critical Minded: New Approaches to organ concerto Umarmung, premiered Hip Hop Studies and Ruth Crawford Seeger’s Worlds, she specializes in 20th- and 21st- by Christian Schmitt and the Bamberg century music, post-tonal theory, American Symphony in 2017. music, popular music, gender and feminist studies, critical studies of music and race, and See New Music Festival pp. 18-19 the social and political roles of music.

Jessye Norman Tim Hagans JOHN R. STRATTON VISITOR IN MUSIC JOHN AND CLAUDINE BAILEY Fri Feb 15 | 3 pm | Walter Hall | Free DISTINGUISHED VISITOR IN JAZZ Thu Mar 21 | 7:30 pm | Walter Hall Jessye Norman is $20, $10 student acclaimed for her wide U of T students admitted free with a valid TCard, range of leading roles with space permitting. the world’s premier opera companies, in solo recitals Grammy-nominated and concerts of classical composer and trumpeter repertoire with preeminent Tim Hagans is one of the orchestras, as well as her latest artistic most unique and influential expansion into jazz and music from the modern voices in jazz. The American musical theatre. She is the Village Voice described his recipient of many awards and accolades distinct tone as “powerfully including over 40 honorary doctorates, expressive” and Gary Giddins professed five Grammy awards including the Lifetime him to be a “swarming, spirited tour Achievement Award, the National Medal de force.” Hagans has performed and of the Arts and is a Kennedy Center recorded with Thad Jones, Ernie Wilkins, Honouree. Most recently she was Joe Lovano, Bob Belden and Dexter awarded the Royal Philharmonic Gold Gordon. For three years he was a member Medal in London and the Glenn Gould of the Stan Kenton Orchestra. During his Prize in Toronto. She is called upon often 15 years as artistic director and composer- to speak to her passionate involvement in-residence for the Borrbotten Big Band, and advocacy of arts education. The Hagans performed, conducted and Jessye Norman School of the Arts in her arranged projects with Rufus Reid, Randy hometown of Augusta, Georgia, enables Brecker, Peter Erskine and Dave Liebman. her to support and see first-hand students In 2008 Tim Hagans was the recipient of who would otherwise not be able to avail the IAJE/ASCAP Established Composer themselves of private tutelage in the arts, commission and was awarded a National grow into the fullness of their talents and Endowment for the Arts Composition Grant. gifts as they develop their own sense of community and citizenship. See Jazz p. 15

All programs are subject to change. @UofTMusic 21 LECTURES & SYMPOSIA

Robin Elliott Gordon Foote Joshua Pilzer Bina John

Nasim Niknafs Michael Albano Aiyun Huang Michael Thaut

Sound Knowledge Wed Oct 3 BINA JOHN AND Introducing Sound Knowledge, a new NASIM NIKNAFS, ASSISTANT 6-part lecture series by leading U of T PROFESSORS, MUSIC EDUCATION Music faculty. Collaborative Improvisation, Music and Wednesday evenings from 6 to 7:15 pm Social Justice Lecture followed by a brief Q & A Walter Hall $100 + HST for the series Wed Oct 17 Register online at learn.utoronto.ca MICHAEL ALBANO, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, OPERA The Concept Ceiling: Has avant-garde Wed Sep 12 operatic production reached its zenith? ROBIN ELLIOTT, PROFESSOR, MUSICOLOGY Sing me a song of Canada! Wed Oct 24 AIYUN HUANG, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, PERCUSSION Wed Sep 19 AND MICHAEL THAUT, PROFESSOR, GORDON FOOTE, PROFESSOR, JAZZ MUSIC AND HEALTH What Is This Thing Called Jazz? Percussion to Health: Common Performance Mechanisms Underlying the Rationale for Music-Based Motor Wed Sep 26 Rehabilitation JOSHUA PILZER, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, ETHNOMUSICOLOGY Music, Traumatic Experience, and Survival: From East to West and Then to Now

22 Tickets: 416.408.0208 music.utoronto.ca METH RESEARCH COLLOQUIA Stephen Clarke HERMAN GEIGER-TOREL LECTURE Each academic year the Faculty of Music Opera and Song 100 Years Ago invites distinguished guests from the fields Mon Nov 12 | 7:30 pm | Walter Hall | Free of Musicology, Ethnomusicology and Music Theory to present at the graduate See Visitors p. 20 colloquium series. This year’s speakers include Faculty of Music Visiting Scholar DM@X: What’s in the Future for Yong-Shik Lee, Chonnam National Canadian Creators? University of Korea (Thu Oct 18), Max Fri Jan 25 and Sat Jan 26 | Walter Hall Katz, College of William and Mary (Thu Registration required Dec 6), Gerstein Visiting Professor in Music and Jewish Studies Joy Calico, Vanderbilt The fifth annual Digital Media at the University (Thu Feb 14 at 4 pm in the Crossroads returns to examine the future Jackman Humanities Building), Kenneth of content in digital media. DM@X keynote H. Peacock Lecturer Ellie M. Hisama, speakers, panels and guests offer digital Columbia University (Wed Mar 13 at media students and professionals two 4:30 pm, see Visitors p. 21), and others. days of wide-ranging, informative and provocative programming. Open to All talks take place at 3:30 pm in students, faculty and the general public. Room 130 at 80 Queen’s Park, unless noted otherwise, and are free and open to Visit digitalmediaatthecrossroads.ca the public. UTEMS: 60 Years of Creativity and Visit music.utoronto.ca for details. Interfacing with Technology Sun Mar 10 | 2:30 pm | Walter Hall HEARING HADRIAN: An Opera Free for Our Time Sun Oct 14 | starts at 10 am A celebration of the 60th anniversary of The 519, 519 Church Street the Electroacoustic Music Studio at the Free (registration required) University of Toronto (UTEMS). Associate Professor Dennis Patrick reflects on the This interdisciplinary conference explores early history and activities of UTEMS Rufus Wainwright and Daniel MacIvor’s including an excerpt from The Mask (1961) new opera Hadrian, premiering at the in 3D, and showcases work by student Canadian Opera Company, within the composers. larger context of 21st-century opera and queer storytelling.

Visit coc.ca/HearingHadrian

Becoming Eleanor Stubley: Beyond the Given Sat Oct 27 | starts at 9 am | Walter Hall Free and open to the public

Join us for an interdisciplinary research symposium and performance installation celebrating the life and work of Faculty of Music alumnus Dr. Eleanor Stubley. Scholar, choral conductor and music Dennis Patrick educator, Professor Stubley combined her musical and educational selves in ways that were at once profoundly creative and wildly philosophical.

All programs are subject to change. @UofTMusic 23 Student Composers Concerts WORLD Tuesdays: Oct 16, Nov 20, Jan 15, Feb 12 OF and Mar 19 | 7 pm | Walter Hall MUSIC Woodwind Chamber Ensembles Wed Nov 21 | 7:30 pm | Walter Hall Fri Mar 29 | 1 pm | Walter Hall ERIC HALL director

Brass Chamber Ensembles Mon Nov 26 and Mon Mar 25 | 7:30 pm Walter Hall JEFFREY REYNOLDS director Concerts and events are free admission unless noted otherwise. World Music Ensembles Thu Nov 29 | 7:30 pm | Walter Hall Mysterious Barricades BRIAN KATZ, JENNY BLACKBIRD, Sat Sep 15 | 2 pm | Walter Hall GARY NAGATA directors Join Faculty of Music artists and friends in the third annual concert event held for Sat Apr 6 | 2:30 pm | Walter Hall World Suicide Prevention Day. KWASI DUNYO, JOE CULLEN, MARK DUGGAN directors Visit mysteriousbarricades.org Guitar Orchestra Flute Day Mon Dec 3 and Thu Apr 4 | 7:30 pm Sun Sep 23 | starts at 9 am | Walter Hall Walter Hall Flute faculty, students and special guest JEFFREY MCFADDEN director Denis Bluteau of the Montreal Symphony celebrate all things flute with presentations, Contemporary Music master classes and an evening recital. Ensembles U of T Percussion (all levels) and Tue Dec 4 and Tue Apr 2 | 7:30 pm Ensemble BPM (advanced) Walter Hall WALLACE HALLADAY director The percussion ensembles celebrate the Faculty of Music turning 100 by performing works by U of T composers throughout String Chamber Ensemble the season. Wed Dec 5 and Mon Apr 1 | 7:30 pm AIYUN HUANG director Walter Hall MARK FEWER director Strategies Against Architecture Tue Oct 9 | 7:30 pm | Walter Hall PianoFest Thu Dec 6 at 7 pm, and Sat Dec 8 and Sun Fire and Snow Dec 9 at 2:30 pm | Walter Hall Tue Nov 27 | 7:30 pm | Walter Hall Felix Galimir Chamber Music Ontario Percussive Arts Society’s Award Concert 2019 Day of Percussion Concert Fri Apr 5 | 11 am | Walter Hall Sun Jan 13 | 7:30 pm | Walter Hall Pay what you can

Surrounded by Xenakis Proceeds to benefit the Felix Galimir Chamber Mon Feb 4 | 7:30 pm | MacMillan Theatre Music Award Fund.

The Time of Drumming Celebrating Walter Buczynski Tue Mar 26 | 7:30 pm | Walter Hall Sun Apr 28 | 2:30 pm | Walter Hall

Made possible in part by a generous gift from Ann H. Atkinson.

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519: The 519, 519 Church Street SG: St. George’s Lutheran Church, 410 College Street CR: Church of the Redeemer, 162 Bloor Street West SP: St. Patrick’s Church, 131 McCaul Street EJB: Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park TC: Trinity College Chapel, 6 Hoskin Avenue HH: Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Avenue VC: Victoria College Chapel, 91 Charles Street West HT: Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle WH: Walter Hall, 80 Queen’s Park JHI: Jackman Humanities Building, 170 St. George Street 130: Room 130, 80 Queen’s Park KH: Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor Street West MT: MacMillan Theatre, 80 Queen’s Park

September

Tue Sep 11 Voice Performance Class 12:10 pm WH p. 10 Wed Sep 12 Sound Knowledge Lecture 6 pm WH p. 22 Thu Sep 13 Bedford Trio 12:10 pm WH p. 16 Sat Sep 15 Mysterious Barricades Concert 2 pm WH p. 24 Tue Sep 18 Voice Performance Class 12:10 pm WH p. 10 Wed Sep 19 Sound Knowledge Lecture 6 pm WH p. 22 Thu Sep 20 Amijai Shalev 12:10 pm WH p. 16 Thu Sep 20 METH Colloquia 3:30 pm 130 p. 23 Sun Sep 23 Flute Day 9 am WH p. 24 Tue Sep 25 Voice Performance Class 12:10 pm WH p. 10 Wed Sep 26 Sound Knowledge Lecture 6 pm WH p. 22 Thu Sep 27 TSO Cello Section 12:10 pm WH p. 16 Fri Sep 28 Fall Baroque Academy various EJB p. 8 Sat Sep 29 Fall Baroque Academy various EJB p. 8 Sat Sep 29 U of T Symphony Orchestra 7:30 pm MT p. 11 Sun Sep 30 Fall Baroque Academy various EJB p. 8 Sun Sep 30 Handel’s Dixit Dominus 7:30 pm TC p. 8

October

Mon Oct 1 Nimmons ‘n’ 95 7:30 pm WH p. 3 Tue Oct 2 Voice Performance Class 12:10 pm WH p. 10 Wed Oct 3 Sound Knowledge Lecture 6 pm WH p. 22 Thu Oct 4 METH Colloquia 3:30 pm 130 p. 23 Tue Oct 9 Voice Performance Class 12:10 pm WH p. 10 Tue Oct 9 Percussion Ensemble 7:30 pm WH p. 24 Wed Oct 10 Lamon/Breitman 7:30 pm WH p. 3

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Thu Oct 11 Music of Walter Buczynski 12:10 pm WH p. 16 Fri Oct 12 Bach’s Jesu, der du meine Seele 7:30 pm SG p. 9 Sat Oct 13 Wind Symphony 7:30 pm MT p. 13 Sun Oct 14 Hearing Hadrian Conference 10 am 519 p. 23 Sun Oct 14 From Mozart to Verdi Concert 7:30 pm MT p. 11 Mon Oct 15 Master Class: Thomas Hampson 2 pm WH p. 20 Tue Oct 16 Voice Performance Class 12:10 pm WH p. 10 Tue Oct 16 Student Composers Concert 7 pm WH p. 24 Wed Oct 17 Sound Knowledge Lecture 6 pm WH p. 22 Thu Oct 18 Music and Poetry 12:10 pm WH p. 16 Thu Oct 18 METH Colloquia 3:30 pm 130 p. 23 Thu Oct 18 Vocalis: Graduate Singers 7:30 pm HT p. 10 Fri Oct 19 Wind Ensemble 7:30 pm MT p. 12 Sun Oct 21 Choral: Voices of the Land and Sea 2:30 pm CR p. 6 Tue Oct 23 Voice Performance Class 12:10 pm WH p. 10 Wed Oct 24 Sound Knowledge Lecture 6 pm WH p. 22 Thu Oct 25 U of T Strings & Friends 12:10 pm WH p. 16 Thu Oct 25 U of T 12tet 7:30 pm WH p. 14 Sat Oct 27 Becoming Eleanor Stubley Event 9 am WH p. 23 Sun Oct 28 Choral: Nocturnes 2:30 pm CR p. 6 Mon Oct 29 What Makes It Great?® 7:30 pm WH p. 3 Tue Oct 30 Voice Performance Class 12:10 pm WH p. 10

November

Thu Nov 1 Opera Spotlight: Weill 12:10 pm WH p. 16 Mon Nov 12 Geiger-Torel Lecture: Stephen Clarke 7:30 pm WH p. 23 Tue Nov 13 Voice Performance Class 12:10 pm WH p. 10 Tue Nov 13 Vocalis: Graduate Singers 7:30 pm WH p. 10 Wed Nov 14 U of T Jazz Orchestra 7:30 pm WH p. 14 Thu Nov 15 Women on the Verge 12:10 pm WH p. 16 Thu Nov 15 Instrumentalis 7:30 pm WH p. 13 Fri Nov 16 New Orford String Quartet 7:30 pm WH p. 3 Mon Nov 19 UTSO Graduate Conductors 7:30 pm WH p. 11 Tue Nov 20 Voice Performance Class 12:10 pm WH p. 10 Tue Nov 20 Student Composers Concert 7 pm WH p. 24 Wed Nov 21 Woodwind Chamber Ensembles 7:30 pm WH p. 24 Thu Nov 22 Student Chamber Ensembles 12:10 pm WH p. 16 Thu Nov 22 Opera: Street Scene 7:30 pm MT p. 4

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Fri Nov 23 Opera: Street Scene 7:30 pm MT p. 4 Sat Nov 24 Opera: Street Scene 7:30 pm MT p. 4 Sat Nov 24 Early Music: A Child’s Prayer 5 pm TC p. 9 Sun Nov 25 Opera: Street Scene 2:30 pm MT p. 4 Mon Nov 26 Brass Chamber Ensembles 7:30 pm WH p. 24 Tue Nov 27 Voice Performance Class 12:10 pm WH p. 10 Tue Nov 27 Percussion Ensemble 7:30 pm WH p. 24 Wed Nov 28 Vocal Jazz/11:00 Jazz Orchestra 7:30 pm WH p. 14 Thu Nov 29 Enrico Elisi 12:10 pm WH p. 16 Thu Nov 29 World Music Ensembles 7:30 pm WH p. 24

December

Sat Dec 1 Wind Ensemble 7:30 pm MT p. 12 Sun Dec 2 Choral: For the Joy of the Singing 2:30 pm MT p. 6 Mon Dec 3 Guitar Orchestra 7:30 pm WH p. 24 Tue Dec 4 Voice Performance Class 12:10 pm WH p. 10 Tue Dec 4 Contemporary Music Ensembles 7:30 pm WH p. 24 Wed Dec 5 String Chamber Ensemble 7:30 pm WH p. 24 Thu Dec 6 METH Colloquia 3:30 pm 130 p. 23 Thu Dec 6 PianoFest 7 pm WH p. 24 Fri Dec 7 U of T Symphony Orchestra 7:30 pm MT p. 11 Sat Dec 8 PianoFest 2:30 pm WH p. 24 Sat Dec 8 Wind Symphony 7:30 pm MT p. 13 Sun Dec 9 PianoFest 2:30 pm WH p. 24

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Tue Jan 8 Voice Performance Class 12:10 pm WH p. 10 Thu Jan 10 Huang/Fewer 12:10 pm WH p. 17 Sun Jan 13 Day of Percussion Concert 7:30 pm WH p. 24 Tue Jan 15 Voice Performance Class 12:10 pm WH p. 10 Tue Jan 15 Student Composers Concert 7 pm WH p. 24 Wed Jan 16 songSLAM at the New Music Festival 7 pm WH p. 18 Thu Jan 17 Opera Double Bill: T. Hosokawa 7:30 pm WH p. 18 Sun Jan 20 UTSO Concerto Competition 1 pm WH p. 11 Sun Jan 20 Opera: Who Killed Adriana? 2:30 pm MT p. 4 Sun Jan 20 Esprit Orchestra w/ Halladay 8 pm KH p. 18 Mon Jan 21 Master Class: T. Hosokawa 10 am WH p. 18 Mon Jan 21 Faculty Artists Play T. Hosokawa 7:30 pm WH p. 19 Tue Jan 22 Master Class: T. Hosokawa 10 am WH p. 18 Tue Jan 22 Karen Kieser Prize Concert 7:30 pm WH p. 19 Wed Jan 23 Percussion & Electronics 12 pm WH p. 19 Wed Jan 23 Composing Chamber Music Concert 7:30 pm WH p. 19 Thu Jan 24 CME at the New Music Festival 12:10 pm WH p. 17 Thu Jan 24 Justyna Gabzdyl 7:30 pm WH p. 19 Fri Jan 25 DM@X various WH p. 23 Fri Jan 25 A Portrait of T. Hosokawa 8 pm WH p. 19 Sat Jan 26 DM@X various WH p. 23 Sat Jan 26 UTSO at the New Music Festival 7:30 pm MT p. 11 Sun Jan 27 Jazz Faculty at the New Music Festival 7:30 pm WH p. 19 Mon Jan 28 Johnson/Chiu 7:30 pm WH p. 3 Thu Jan 31 Loman/Shulman 12:10 pm WH p. 17 Thu Jan 31 METH Colloquia 3:30 pm 130 p. 23 Thu Jan 31 Jazz Composers 7:30 pm WH p. 14

February

Fri Feb 1 Instrumentalis 7:30 pm WH p. 13 Sat Feb 2 Wind Ensemble 7:30 pm MT p. 12 Sun Feb 3 Choral: Music for a Sunday Afternoon 2:30 pm MT p. 7 Sun Feb 3 Vocalis: Graduate Singers 7:30 pm tba p. 10 Mon Feb 4 Percussion Ensemble 7:30 pm MT p. 24 Tue Feb 5 Vocalini: Undergraduate Singers 7:30 pm WH p. 10 Wed Feb 6 U of T 12tet 7:30 pm WH p. 14 Thu Feb 7 Younggun Kim 12:10 pm WH p. 17 Thu Feb 7 What Makes It Great?® 7:30 pm WH p. 15 Fri Feb 8 Wind Symphony 7:30 pm MT p. 13

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Tue Feb 12 Student Composers Concert 7 pm WH p. 24 Thu Feb 14 Opera Spotlight: Mozart 12:10 pm WH p. 17 Thu Feb 14 METH Colloquia 4 pm JHI p. 23 Fri Feb 15 Master Class: Jessye Norman 3 pm WH p. 10 Tue Feb 26 Vocal: Celebrating Our Diversity 7:30 pm WH p. 10 Wed Feb 27 Calidore String Quartet 7:30 pm WH p. 3 Thu Feb 28 METH Colloquia 3:30 pm 130 p. 23

March

Mon Mar 4 What Makes It Great?® 7:30 pm WH p. 3 Wed Mar 6 U of T 12tet w/ Tony Malaby 7:30 pm WH p. 15 Thu Mar 7 DMA Winner: Jialiang Zhu 12:10 pm WH p. 17 Fri Mar 8 UTSO Graduate Conductors 7:30 pm WH p. 11 Sat Mar 9 Handel’s Israel in Egypt 7:30 pm SP p. 9 Sun Mar 10 UTEMS: 60 Years 2:30 pm WH p. 23 Sun Mar 10 Monteverdi/Glory of Venice 7:30 pm TC p. 9 Mon Mar 11 Paulin/Philcox 7:30 pm WH p. 3 Wed Mar 13 Peacock Lecture: Ellie M. Hisama 4:30 pm 130 p. 23 Thu Mar 14 Filner/Parker 12:10 pm WH p. 17 Thu Mar 14 Opera: La finta giardiniera 7:30 pm MT p. 5 Fri Mar 15 Opera: La finta giardiniera 7:30 pm MT p. 5 Sat Mar 16 Opera: La finta giardiniera 7:30 pm MT p. 5 Sun Mar 17 Opera: La finta giardiniera 2:30 pm MT p. 5 Mon Mar 18 Vocalis: Graduate Singers 7:30 pm HH p. 10 Tue Mar 19 Student Composers Concert 7 pm WH p. 24 Thu Mar 21 Student Chamber Ensembles 12:10 pm WH p. 17

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Thu Mar 21 Jazz Orchestras w/ Tim Hagans 7:30 pm WH p. 15 Sun Mar 24 Choral: Faculty of Music Composers 2:30 pm MT p. 7 Mon Mar 25 Brass Chamber Ensembles 7:30 pm WH p. 24 Mon Mar 25 Vocal: Regards to Broadway 7:30 pm HT p. 10 Tue Mar 26 Percussion Ensemble 7:30 pm WH p. 24 Wed Mar 27 Vocal Jazz w/ John Oswald 7:30 pm WH p. 15 Thu Mar 28 Winners’ Recital 12:10 pm WH p. 17 Fri Mar 29 Woodwind Chamber Ensembles 1 pm WH p. 24 Fri Mar 29 Opera: Glancing Back, Looking Ahead 5 pm WH p. 5 Sat Mar 30 Wind Symphony 7:30 pm MT p. 13 Sun Mar 31 Choral: Earth Tones 2:30 pm MT p. 7

April

Mon Apr 1 String Chamber Ensemble 7:30 pm WH p. 24 Tue Apr 2 Contemporary Music Ensemble 7:30 pm WH p. 24 Thu Apr 4 Guitar Orchestra 7:30 pm WH p. 24 Fri Apr 5 Felix Galimir Award (Pay what you can) 11 am WH p. 24 Fri Apr 5 Wind Ensemble 7:30 pm MT p. 12 Sat Apr 6 World Music Ensembles 2:30 pm WH p. 24 Sat Apr 6 U of T Symphony Orchestra 7:30 pm MT p. 11 Mon Apr 8 High School Choral Festival 9 am MT p. 7 Sun Apr 28 Celebrating Walter Buczynski 2:30 pm WH p. 24

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